Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-17
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
ORDINANCE NO. 223.


and L. l.. Lewis certain Street Railway
privileges in, on and over certain streets
herein named, and granting permission
to propel cars upon tracks on such
streets by wire ropes running under the
streets and moved by stationary engines,
and to propel cars thereon by electricity
or electric proctss.
'INiE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TIE CITY
l. of Sacramento ordain as follows
eLCfIoS !. There is hereby granted subject
| to the provisions Of the Civil Code and the laws
OF the State OF California to Edwin h. Alsip and
L. l.. Lewis and their heirs and assigns, for the
\ period OF fifty years from the date hereof ail-
thorlt7 to construct. lay down, run, operate and
maintain single or double track railway, with
all necessary and convenient tracks Tor curves
switches, turnouts, side-tracks, appurteuances,
apparatus and appendages in, over and along
the following streets, i'll said Sacramento city,
70 70, WI commencing at q point or place on
Ihlrd street Ito be selected by the grantees) at
| or near where said Third street extended meets
the lands owned or held or used By the Southern
racine company for depot purposes, and run
nlng thence along said Third street. extended
| into, over and along Third street, and in, over
and along Third street to ] /; in and along and
oyer street to Ninth street; in, over and along
Nlhlh street to street; in, over and along Y
street to Twenty -eighth street in over and along
Iwenty-eighth street to the southern boundary
OF I street or the southern boundary line of
| said city of Sacramento Also commencing at
! tne intersection of street with Ninth street
ana running thence in, over and along street
| TO the eastern boundary line of Thirty-frst
| street OF the eastern boundary OF Sacramento
| CITY. Also, commencing at the intersection of
| Ninth and stress, aud running thence in
over and along Ninth street to street and in,
over and along street to the eastern boundary
line OF 1hfrty-first street; and also running in,
over and along Thirty-first street to street, or
| on any portion of said streets
| SECTION >. Full permission and authority are
hereby granted to said Edwin h Alsip and =. L.
Lewis. their heirs and assigns, to propel cars
upon tracks upon such streets as are mentioned
In Section hereof, by wire ropes running under
| the 81 Gets and moved by Stationary steam en-
glnes.
SECTION s. Full permission and authority are
also hereby granted to said Edwin X Alsip and
| l.. l.. Lewis, their heirs and assigns to propel
cars upon tracks upon said streets by electric
process, or by means of electricity, and permis-
sion aud authority are granted TO them their
heirs and assigns TO erect build, construct OPP
crate and maintain the necessary and proper
motors, batteries, wires apparatus, machinery
| and appliances for the running and operation OF
cars upon tracks by means of electricity. They
| shall have the right to adopt at any time any
Improvement in the electric process that may be
discovered or used
The special reasons for the grant OF permission
and authority to propel cars upon tracks on the
streets named in this ordinance by electric pro.
cess or by the use of electricity in such mode
| as may be usual, or that may be deemed proper
are as follows
First-It is desired by the Board of Trustees OF
| the city of sacramento to build up said city and
| increase the amount of taxable property therein
as speedily as possible. That rapid. increase
l
mento city would decrease the rate of taxation
encourage the establishment of manufacturing
| industries, stimulate the improvement of prop
city, promote public improvements and place
the city permanently on strong and prosper
Gus financial condition. A road run and oper
| ated by the electric process can be built more
cheaply and mere rapidly than others, and tho
growth and prosperity of the city will be greatly
accelerated by the rapid completion of such q
road
Secoui-The streets of Sacramento civ ar.
| level leNCplt whore stoned tn m aIaN
and run in straight lines. For this reason an
electric road can be operated more satisfactorily
than any other
| Third Owing to the simplicity of the ma
chnery and apparatus used to operate road
by electpclty, accidents are not likely to hap
pen and the probability of the machinery be
coming out OF repair is very small.
fourth-A horse-car road will not meet the
demands of a rapidly growing city, but an
electric road while run at a comparatively
tunity for public travel.
Fifth-Ihe electric system of operating street
rail- Dads is now highly perfected. The mean.
OF applying electricity as a motive power i:
now engaging and will continue to engage the
best scientific and inventive thought of the age
| Improvements undoubtedly will be made in
this process from time to time and the city OF
Sacramento will be in a position to derive what
ever advantage there may be in Successive I'M
provements aud discoveries in the mode of ap
plying electricity as motive power.
Sixth-An electric road is not attended bx
morse IN ITS operations, is always under coutro
and is perfectly safe.
,seventh-should any accidents occur in the
electric apparatus, the same can be speedily IT.
paired without serious interruption to travel
Elghth-A road operated 10y the electric pro
cess eaa easily be extended into the suburbs o.
the city at a trihinG cost and if the city should
be extended, the extension can easily be con
nected with the city of Sacramento by an eN
| tension of an electric railway
Ninth-An electric railway can be run da,
| and night and can be used, if extended into the
! country, Tor the transportation of fruit, yegeta
| 6les, etc, from adjoining farms to the city dur
ing the night time, without disturbing the peace
| and quiet of the city.
The above reasons are hereby declared to be
| specla. reasons and to be satisfactory good and
| sion TO psopel cars by electricity or by electric
! process AMI appliances in such mode and man.
ner as may he selected by the grantees their
| heirs and assigns.
SECTION :; This grant of authority is made
! upon the following conditions
flrst-!he ears must be OF the most approved
| construction for comfort and convenience of
passengers, and provided with brakes to stop
| the same when required.
Seeond-The tracks must be constructed as
| nearly as possible in the middle of the street
Third-The grantees, their heirs and assigns
| must plank, pave or macadamiZe the entire
length OF the street used by their track between
the ralls ana Tor two feet on each side thereof
| and between the tracks if there be more than
one. ana keep the same constantly in repair
flush with the street and with good crossings.
Fourth-Ihe tracks must not be more than
"A
| space between them sufficient to allow the ga rs
| to pass each other freely
| fiith-The rates of fare must not exceed ten
cents for one fare or twenty-five cents for four
| fares.
| Sixth-The rate OF speed must not be greater
| than eight miles per hour
| Seventh-Ihe owners of said railroad shall
| pay 10 the City of Sacramento for a license for
| each car in daily use on said railroad the sum
| of i've dollars per annum which shall entitlo
| them 10 operate the road every day in the
year
| Eighth-The grantees herein named and
their assigns, shall commence work within
| four months from the date of passing this ordi-
| nance, and shall pro, ecute the work of building
! and equippipg SAID road as diligently and con-
tlnuousy as possible until completed, and shall
| the same In good order each year after the com
mencement of work, unless prevented by un-
avoidable accidents or unforeseen CONTINGENCIES
The same must be completed within three years
| thereafter
! Ninth-No poles shall be placed in the streets
| for use of the road.
! SECTION 5. 4 failure to comply with these pro
visions works n forfeiture of the right of WAY
| as well as OF the franchise, unless the uncon.-
pleted portion is abandoned by the grantees or
| assigns with the consent of the CITY of Sacra-
mento and such abandonment and consent to
be III writing. The owners of said a.llroad may
| at any time within three years abandon any
| part or portion of the franchise hereby granted
| upon filing with the city authorities a written
declaration of such intention and upon the ac-
ceptanee OF the same by the city authorities.
SECTION 8. The rights and privileges herein
granted shall take effect and have the force of
Il contract.
SECTION Z. This ordinance shall take effect I'm
medisteIy. EUGENE :. GREGORY,
President OF the Board OF Trustees
Passed September g. 1857
E II. MCKEE, Clerk. s7-IOt
Notice of Street Work.